What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 15, 2019, at approximately 1845 UTC, a C-172S, N6097G, porpoised during landing on runway 15 at Bowman Field (lou), Louisville, Kentucky, and ran off the runway. As the aircraft was decelerating, it ran into a small ditch, which caught the nose wheel. The aircraft tumbled, tail over nose, and came to rest upside down. The only occupant, a student pilot who was on his first solo cross-country flight, suffered a sprained wrist. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 15, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 UTC, A C-172S, N6097G, PORPOISED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT BOWMAN FIELD (LOU), LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DECELERATING, IT RAN INTO A SMALL DITCH, WHICH CAUGHT THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT TUMBLED, TAIL OVER NOSE, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE ONLY OCCUPANT, A STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.